I've a few questions relating to ADSA mobile, for which I can't seem to
find answers either in their printed literature or on their website. I
was rather hoping someone here would be able to help.
- If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
- If the phone isn't used, for how long will the SIM (and the phone
number) remain valid?
- Does leaving it switched on (and therefore available on the network)
make any difference to the validity period?
"Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I've a few questions relating to ADSA mobile, for which I can't seem to
> find answers either in their printed literature or on their website. I
> was rather hoping someone here would be able to help.
>
> - If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
> the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
>
> - If the phone isn't used, for how long will the SIM (and the phone
> number) remain valid?
>
> - Does leaving it switched on (and therefore available on the network)
> make any difference to the validity period?
>
>
> Any ideas, please?
"Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> asked:
> I've a few questions relating to ADSA mobile [...]
Brian Gregory [UK] <ng@bgdsv.co.uk> replied:
>> Terms and Conditions are here: http://www.asda-mobile.com/?node_id=1.7.2
>> In particular see 3. Suspension and disconnection
Thanks for these. I've read them again (and again!) but still cannot
find an answer to my first question, though:
> - If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
> the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
For the record the answer to my other question is 180 days:
> - If the phone isn't used, for how long will the SIM (and the phone
> number) remain valid?
The trigger is making a chargeable call or buying a topup.
Chris
"Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> asked:
>> I've a few questions relating to ADSA mobile [...]
>
> Brian Gregory [UK] <ng@bgdsv.co.uk> replied:
>>> Terms and Conditions are here: http://www.asda-mobile.com/?node_id=1.7.2
>>> In particular see 3. Suspension and disconnection
>
>
> Thanks for these. I've read them again (and again!) but still cannot
> find an answer to my first question, though:
>
>> - If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
>> the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
I would guess it's valid forever. AFAICS that's normally how PAYG works.
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> "Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1v7nj6xbqq.ln2@news.roaima.co.uk...
>> "Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> asked:
>>> I've a few questions relating to ADSA mobile [...]
>>
>> Brian Gregory [UK] <ng@bgdsv.co.uk> replied:
>>>> Terms and Conditions are here:
>>>> http://www.asda-mobile.com/?node_id=1.7.2
>>>> In particular see 3. Suspension and disconnection
>>
>>
>> Thanks for these. I've read them again (and again!) but still cannot
>> find an answer to my first question, though:
>>
>>> - If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
>>> the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
>
> I would guess it's valid forever. AFAICS that's normally how PAYG works.
> Brian Gregory. (In the UK)
>
>
Most UK PAYG have to make a chargeable call at least every 6 months,
if not the sim is disconnected, and then if not reconnected within 3 to 6
months, the number and any credit is completely lost
"Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>...
> Most UK PAYG have to make a chargeable call at least every 6 months,
> if not the sim is disconnected, and then if not reconnected within 3 to 6
> months, the number and any credit is completely lost
Yes we discussed all that further up the thread
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Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> asked in message
> - If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
> the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
Brian Gregory [UK] <ng@bgdsv.co.uk> suggested:
> I would guess it's valid forever. AFAICS that's normally how PAYG works.
Oh, OK. Last time (feels like years ago) I looked at PAYG, credit from
at least one of the providers expired after (I think) 3 months. ISTR
Orange making a big thing about one's topup not running out with them[*]
Thanks for that.
Chris
[*] Subject to the terms and conditions in the small print. Inevitably.
"Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> asked in message
>> - If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
>> the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
>
> Brian Gregory [UK] <ng@bgdsv.co.uk> suggested:
>> I would guess it's valid forever. AFAICS that's normally how PAYG works.
>
> Oh, OK. Last time (feels like years ago) I looked at PAYG, credit from
> at least one of the providers expired after (I think) 3 months. ISTR
> Orange making a big thing about one's topup not running out with them[*]
>
> Thanks for that.
> Chris
>
>
Some Voda PAYG tariffs, although it seems they later reversed their
unpopular 3 month policy
I don't remember Orange ever saying their PAYG didn't time out
with disuse?
No longer available Orange OVP Virgin zero per month contract,
being a contract of course doesn't time out with disuse.
But 3 have now introduced a zero per month contract sim,
which would provide the advantage of not having a disuse period,
with full roaming, and free online Itemised billing.
"Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cu2nj6xd6p.ln2@news.roaima.co.uk...
> I've a few questions relating to ADSA mobile, for which I can't seem to
> find answers either in their printed literature or on their website. I
> was rather hoping someone here would be able to help.
>
> - If I buy an ADSA mobile SIM and, say, £5 of credit, for how long will
> the credit remain valid if it is neither completely used nor topped up?
>
> - If the phone isn't used, for how long will the SIM (and the phone
> number) remain valid?
>
> - Does leaving it switched on (and therefore available on the network)
> make any difference to the validity period?
>
>
> Any ideas, please?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
You need to make or receive a call every 3 - 6 months.
>Most UK PAYG have to make a chargeable call at least every 6 months,
>if not the sim is disconnected, and then if not reconnected within 3 to 6
>months, the number and any credit is completely lost
Well, I have a spare car with a Tesco Mobile sim in its phone. I
finally got round to advertising it for sale this week. I was amazed
to discover that the phone still works: it is much more than a year
since the phone in that car was last used, and even longer since it
was last topped up.
Steve Terry <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote:
> No longer available Orange OVP Virgin zero per month contract,
> being a contract of course doesn't time out with disuse.
I have one of those. Wonderful for low usage and occasional spikes -
like the time we were abroad and one of my children nearly re-broke her
only-just-mending arm.
> But 3 have now introduced a zero per month contract sim,
> which would provide the advantage of not having a disuse period,
> with full roaming, and free online Itemised billing.
I'll take a look at that alongside the ASDA charges. Thanks
> Also it includes free Voicemail and Skype
My spare phone isn't remotely capable of running anything as "modern"
as Skype. Cheers, though.
"Chris Davies" <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Steve Terry <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote:
>> No longer available Orange OVP Virgin zero per month contract,
>> being a contract of course doesn't time out with disuse.
>
> I have one of those. Wonderful for low usage and occasional spikes -
> like the time we were abroad and one of my children nearly re-broke her
> only-just-mending arm.
>
>> But 3 have now introduced a zero per month contract sim,
>> which would provide the advantage of not having a disuse period,
>> with full roaming, and free online Itemised billing.
>
> I'll take a look at that alongside the ASDA charges. Thanks
>
>> Also it includes free Voicemail and Skype
>
> My spare phone isn't remotely capable of running anything as "modern"
> as Skype. Cheers, though.
> Chris
>
>
You will need a 3g phone to put the 3 zero p.m. contract sim in.
3 will reject it's use in 2g only phones, even though it might work in say a
some 2g phones like Nokia 3220
3 are selling Skype S2 phones on PAYG for 39.99 at the moment,
you could swap it's 3pay PAYG sim for a 3 zero contract sim.
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